"maa...kal mere friends movie dekhne jaa rahe hain. Main jaa sakta hun?" manik asked his mother, after returning home from the annual event.

As soon as his youngest sister, arisha heard that, she came running to him "bhaiya aap, MSdhoni:the untold story dekhne jaa rahe ho??" she asked with a glint in her eyes. Manik felt bad for her, because his sisters couldn't go out often. Arzoo had accepted the fact that they couldn't afford but arisha was too young for all this.

"ha...wahi movie dekhne jaa raha hu"

"mujhe bhi le chalo...plzzz...i promise main good girl ki tarah behave karungi" arisha requested and pinched her throat to certify her words.

Manik looked at his mother because she had not answered yet.

"main tumhre papa se puch kar btaungi..." she finally said and manik nodded "arzoo aur arisha ke liye bhi puch lena maa...please" manik said and his mother nodded slowly and got into the kitchen. Arisha hugged manik out of happiness, while arzoo passed a slight smile from the couch while watching TV.

"chal...ab bas jyada butter mat laga!! Kal jane tabhi milega if you finish your homework on time...samjhi??" manik said patting her head and she saluted him "ok sir!!"

He smiled and she went away to do her homework.
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Manik messaged cabir, who was arranging tickets for everyone to buy two extra tickets. Cabir didn't question him about anything and did as he said.

Soon his mother informed manik that his father had allowed them but he will have to return before evening. Manik assured her that he will be back on time and take good care of his sisters.

She ruffled his hair lovingly and left the three kids to sleep.
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(Outfit credits to my Wardrobe Book)
Nandini Outfits

Manik's outfit

(Baaki sab ke assume karlo please😜)
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"manik ni aya abhi tak? Call kar na usey" mukti spoke to cabir.

"maine kiya tha....he will be here in a minute" cabir informed and nandini's eyes were just looking for any sign of him. She was continuously scanning whole of the area. Finally he saw him getting down from an auto. A sense of relief flushed through her. Her heart beat faster. He was looking so handsome in that white and black strips tee with blue denim jeans.

He paid the auto driver and nandini was watching him closely. She didn't notice the two girls until he held them on either sides of him, in a protective manner.

"lo...agaya manik!" abhi exclaimed and everyone looked in his direction and waved at him to show where they are standing. Manik waved back.

"ye do larkiyan kaun hain manik k sath??" navya asked standing beside nandini. Yes navya was also here because of the superb acting of mukti, alia, nandini. Well they acted as very traditional girls wearing salwar-kameez and went to navya's house and convinced her mother to let navya go with them. After a lot of emotional drama, navya's family had agreed. The girls changed their clothes while coming in an Shop's Changing Room making an excuse and doing lots of drama! and were looking damn sexy!

"wo dono manik ki sisters hain...." cabir informed to all of them. Manik was making his way towards them, " oh now i get it...he was bringing them along that's why he had asked for two extra tickets yesterday" cabir finished.

Nandini saw the two girls , they were just as smart and good looking as manik. She even guessed who is arzoo and who is arisha. Soon manik and her eyes met. She smiled shyly and he too smiled.

"hye guys!" manik greeted his friends.

"hello" every one greeted back.

"so let me introduce you to my two beautiful sisters...she is arzoo...and she is arisha"

"hello arisha...arzoo! i am cabir" cabir introduced himself shaking hands with them. Others too introduced themselves.

Now it was nandini's turn.

"hello...arzoo...hello...arisha...i am nandini" nandini said with a genuine smile. They too smiled.

"come let's go!" nandini said asking for their hand and they looked at manik for permission. He smiled assuringly and they took nandini's hand and walked with her.

They entered the hall and the seating arrangement was as follows.

Dhruv-alia-mukti-abhi-arisha-arzoo-manik-nandini-navya-cabir.

"okay guys...i will go get popcorns..." cabir announced.

Nandini looked at arisha by bending forward and looking across manik.."arisha...i want to have burgers..will you give me company?" nandini asked and arisha's eyes twinkled but she hesitated to answer.

Nandini caught that and said..."i will take that as a yes"

"and what about you arzoo??"

nandini asked arzoo.

"jo bhaiya khaenge...main wahi khaungi" arzoo answered looking at manik. Manik smiled as he knew how much arzoo idealised him.

Everyone shouted at cabir with their orders, so did nandini and said "cabir, navya, arzoo, arisha, manik aur mere liye burgers and two popcorns , and 5 cold drinks...ok?"

Arzoo noticed that nandini didn't even ask for manik's opinion before ordering on his behalf and manik didn't even object to that. Arzoo was grown enough to understand what that meant.

"oye ! tumlog ase order kya farma rahe ho!! Kisi ko mere sath chalna hoga..!" cabir ranted. Mukti grabbed the opportunity and said "haa...navya hai na ...wo jaegi tere sath!"

Nandini too caught that instantly and said nudging navya..."ha navya jao...cabir akela itne orders kse laega...go go go"

Navya gave a pleading look to nandini but nandini didn't budge. Having no other option navya got up to accompany cabir. Cabir k mann mein laddoo futa!!

All of them giggled and made way for the couple to go.

Meanwhile Manik noticed the PolyBag in their hands so he asked

"wese aaj tum sab larkiya shopping karke aai ho kya?... manik whispered in nandini's ears looking at navya.

Nandini nodded in No and told him that there are Salwar Kameez and gave him the gist of the reason why they were in Indian attire and manik nodded in understanding.

"bhaiya...movie kab start hogi??" arisha asked impatiently pulling manik's arm.

"15 minutes hai abhi...arisha...have patience" manik answered pulling her cheek.

Nandini took out her phone and opened a game and handed it to arisha "lo jab tak movie start ni hoti...game khelo"

"thank you nandini di" arisha exclaimed and arzoo helped her in operating the game. Manik smiled realising how easily arzoo and arisha struck a chord with nandini.

"they never go out with friends for movies or outings , that's why i brought them with me" manik whispered to nandini.

"acha kiya..! mujhe inse milne ka mauka mil gya...they are so sweet...i wish i had siblings like them...you are very lucky manik!" nandini said patting his palm over the arm rest.

"tumhe bura toh ni laga?? I mean..ye hamara pehla movie date ho sakta tha.." manik whispered

"avi bhi hai (it still is a movie date)"replied nandini looking straight into his eyes and he smiled.

"hmmm right" he said and till then cabir and navya came back with the snacks and everyone grabbed their orders. Finally the movie too started and arisha returned nandini's phone to her.

As the movie started cabir, abhi, mukti started cheering and shouting. Arzoo, arisha too felt excited seeing them having so much fun. The ambience of the hall as the movie started , was too energetic!

Manik saw that arzoo and arisha are busy in watching the movie , so he raised his arm and placed it on nandini's shoulder, slightly hugging her. Manik saw nandini smiling without looking at him and he too smiled on his own. After a while nandini shifted more into his embrace.

Few minutes before interval, manik saw that his sisters' concentration is wavering, so he quickly removed his arm from nandini's shoulder and bent towards them and asked "kya hua? Kuch chahye?"

Arzoo answered "bhaiya...arisha ko loo use karna hai"

Nandini had also her attention on them, now, so she asked him "manik kya hua??"

"arisha ko washroom jana hai"

"ok i will take her"

"ok"

With that nandini got up followed by arisha. Interval was announced and manik got up to go and see arisha and nandini. He took arzoo with him.

"let's wait here...they must be inside" manik said to arzoo as they stood outside the ladies loo.

"but i can go inside na.." arzoo said.

"no...let them come first...then you will go"

After a few minutes arisha came out with nandini.

"didi tumhe v jana? Chalo main dikhati hun" arisha spoke chirpily and pulled arzoo with her.

"they are so cute" nandini said watching the sisters.

"not more than you" manik said looking at her . nandini looked at him surprised , and she saw him looking at her so intensely, she quickly looked away, blushing profusely.

"hum agaye...ab chalo bhaiya...movie miss ho jaegi" arisha declared and both manik and nandini smiled at her and went back to watch the movie.

This time manik held nandini's palm and intertwined their fingers. Nandini kept her head over his shoulder.
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After the movie, they headed out to the restraunt, where nandini took special care of arisha and arzoo's choice of meal. She saw them as her own siblings. The siblings that she had always wanted but her wish could not be fulfilled because of her mother's some health issues. Today she felt her wish got fulfilled in the form of arzoo and arisha.

For nandini, they were not manik's sisters, but only arzoo and arisha.
On the other hand, manik was very happy seeing his sisters bond so well with nandini. Today, he loved her a little more than yesterday.